There are a few foods I usually choose to buy at the store rather than make myself.

Among those are fresh salsa and pico de gallo, most salad dressings, and hummus. I know, I know. Homemade is cheaper, fresher, and limitless with variations but I live a busy life and sometimes a girl’s gotta make some sacrifices.

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Then something happened.

Last week I got a chance to try a fresh salsa that was so delicious AND completely, totally, and ridiculously easy to make that I felt I had run out of excuses for why I choose store bought. Inspired and motivated, I set to work making this Roasted Garlic Hummus, quite literally the first hummus I’ve made in a decade and therefore, the first hummus recipe on My Darling Vegan.

What did I learn from breaking away from a decade of excuses, rolling up my sleeves, and blending my own damn chickpeas?

Homemade hummus is way cheaper

Homemade hummus is fresher

Homemade hummus is limitless with possibilities.

Yes, I already knew that. What else?

Homemade hummus is completely, totally, and ridiculously easy to make!

About 10 years ago I worked for a wonderful Lebanese woman named Marie Catrib. You can read about how she shaped me into who I am today here and here. Long story short, she was one of the most influential people in my life and is sadly no longer with us. Among her many talents, Marie made the best hummus I have ever had. Ever. In fact, she made the best of most things.

What makes her hummus so good, you ask?

Three things: lots of garlic, lots of lemon, lots of love.

This Roasted Garlic Hummus is not meant to emulate Marie’s but – as my first homemade hummus since working for her – to honor her memory. A hummus filled with sweet, roasted garlicky goodness, creamy chickpeas, zesty lemon, and nutty tahini flavor for a satisfying homemade hummus that can we whipped together in minutes.

Did I learn any other lessons from making my own hummus? Why, yes I did.

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This recipe looks lovely but you lost me at canned chickpeas. If you’re going to the trouble of making your own hummus why not prepare your chickpeas from scratch too? It does add an extra step but it’s so much healthier and in my opinion tastier too

I work to make my recipes as easy and accessible for everyone, especially those new to a vegan diet. You could certainly use dried chickpeas without an issue, but that would turn other people who come here for easy recipes away. Feel free to make that substitution on your own though!

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